From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 504AF42119E for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:29:38 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.7 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7] autolearn=disabled Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ymiLPJ31DRqN for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:29:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from dmz-mailsec-scanner-8.mit.edu (DMZ-MAILSEC-SCANNER-8.MIT.EDU [18.7.68.37]) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCF9E421192 for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:29:37 -0800 (PST) X-AuditID: 12074425-b7f4a6d0000008e0-d7-4f15f6511e0c Received: from mailhub-auth-1.mit.edu ( [18.9.21.35]) by dmz-mailsec-scanner-8.mit.edu (Symantec Messaging Gateway) with SMTP id AF.27.02272.156F51F4; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:29:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from outgoing.mit.edu (OUTGOING-AUTH.MIT.EDU [18.7.22.103]) by mailhub-auth-1.mit.edu (8.13.8/8.9.2) with ESMTP id q0HMTaiK013776; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:29:37 -0500 Received: from awakening.csail.mit.edu (awakening.csail.mit.edu [18.26.4.91]) (authenticated bits=0) (User authenticated as amdragon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU) by outgoing.mit.edu (8.13.6/8.12.4) with ESMTP id q0HMTZVK027940 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:29:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from amthrax by awakening.csail.mit.edu with local (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1RnHWt-0008C4-W6; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:29:24 -0500 Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:29:23 -0500 From: Austin Clements To: Andrei Popescu Subject: Re: Improving notmuch query documentation [was: Re: Partial words on notmuch search?] Message-ID: <20120117222923.GU16740@mit.edu> References: <20120115220600.GO7037@think.nuvreauspam> <877h0sa207.fsf@fester.com> <20120116202103.GA14329@think.nuvreauspam> <20120117023431.GF16740@mit.edu> <20120117221435.GN3272@think.nuvreauspam> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120117221435.GN3272@think.nuvreauspam> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Brightmail-Tracker: H4sIAAAAAAAAA+NgFmpileLIzCtJLcpLzFFi42IR4hRV1g38JupvcK9FwmLVBGmL6zdnMjsw eeycdZfd49mqW8wBTFFcNimpOZllqUX6dglcGes2HmUsWMZSsXLiQ9YGxrXMXYycHBICJhLb pj9nh7DFJC7cW8/WxcjFISSwj1Fi8/PDYEVCAhsYJZ7vSoVInGSSWHvjEhOEs4RR4tapp6wg VSwCqhLX9s4Bs9kENCS27V/OCGKLCOhKrPvaAhZnFpCW+Pa7mQnEFhZIkDgzeTNYDa+AjsSm W4eZILadZ5S4stoLIi4ocXLmExaIXi2JG/9eAtVwgM1Z/o8DJMwpYCYx4+0xsA9EBVQkppzc xjaBUWgWku5ZSLpnIXQvYGRexSibklulm5uYmVOcmqxbnJyYl5dapGuhl5tZopeaUrqJERTU 7C6qOxgnHFI6xCjAwajEw1uwSdRfiDWxrLgy9xCjJAeTkihv9VegEF9SfkplRmJxRnxRaU5q 8SFGCQ5mJRHeS5eBcrwpiZVVqUX5MClpDhYlcV5NrXd+QgLpiSWp2ampBalFMFkZDg4lCd4d IEMFi1LTUyvSMnNKENJMHJwgw3mAhq8FqeEtLkjMLc5Mh8ifYlSUEuftB0kIgCQySvPgemFJ 5xWjONArwrybQap4gAkLrvsV0GAmoME5rUIgg0sSEVJSDYzGTp/VpFtP3tTrKEvd8+fdhDSb 0wonWP494A2Qf+vMruJy7wFrrfGy212z5SS+/sroO3B5xp5Dwdo1KlwJHeevL5VqvqP0ZvWh vLmv7WQPf5r67dY+xpuhD7fvf7jnxNZ2P56C2vZb5X/uP+CVTfa1//BX8IrmYcGWvmUvWZf7 LGpMUN765fNzJZbijERDLeai4kQAViYdtBUDAAA= Cc: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:29:38 -0000 Quoth Andrei Popescu on Jan 18 at 12:14 am: > On Lu, 16 ian 12, 21:34:31, Austin Clements wrote: > > Quoth Andrei Popescu on Jan 16 at 10:21 pm: > > > Where can I read more about this? (except the source :) > > > > Most of this is in the Xapian query syntax document you found. Really > > we ought to beef-up Notmuch's query syntax documentation. > > If I get around to write something myself where do you suggest I should > start, the wiki or the manpage? Probably expanding man/man7/notmuch-search-terms.7 would be the way to go.